980 Area Code in North Carolina, United States

Description

Area code 980 is an overlay for area code 704 in the Charlotte metropolitan region of North Carolina. Introduced in 2001, it was the first overlay implemented in the state and required the adoption of ten-digit dialing in the region. It covers the same geographic area as 704, including cities like Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord, and Huntersville. As Charlotte continues to grow as a major banking and business hub, 980 helps accommodate the increasing demand for mobile and business lines. Though newer than 704, 980 is now a common sight in the region’s rapidly expanding urban and suburban communities.

Time & Time Zone

Time zone:

Eastern (GMT -05:00)

Current time:

Map

Major Cities

City	Prefixes
Charlotte	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Concord	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 268 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781
Gastonia	(980) 238 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 522 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Shelby	(980) 220 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Mecklenburg	(980) 231 , (980) 267 , (980) 938
Matthews	(980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 339
Monroe	(980) 239 , (980) 313 , (980) 328
Salisbury	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 643
Lincolnton	(980) 212 , (980) 241 , (980) 429
Harmony	(980) 379 , (980) 698
Albemarle	(980) 581 , (980) 734
Locust	(980) 227 , (980) 354

Counties

County	Prefixes
Mecklenburg	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 231 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 267 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 938 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Gaston	(980) 238 , (980) 283 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 352 , (980) 494 , (980) 522 , (980) 533 , (980) 834 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Cabarrus	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 258 , (980) 268 , (980) 432 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781 , (980) 922
Union	(980) 239 , (980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 313 , (980) 328 , (980) 339
Lincoln	(980) 212 , (980) 222 , (980) 241 , (980) 247 , (980) 429
Cleveland	(980) 220 , (980) 292 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Stanly	(980) 227 , (980) 325 , (980) 354 , (980) 581 , (980) 734
Iredell	(980) 206 , (980) 223 , (980) 379 , (980) 698 , (980) 829
Rowan	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 458 , (980) 643
Anson	(980) 278
Catawba	(980) 858

Telephone Carriers

Carrier	Type	Prefixes (%)
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel Tel	Landline	15%
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless Nc	Wireless	13%
Sprint Spectrum L P	Wireless	11%
Suncom Dba T Mobile Usa	Wireless	11%
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Ga	Wireless	9%
Bandwidth Com Clec Llc Nc	Landline	5%
Level 3 Communications Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Windstream Communications Inc Nc		4%
Peerless Network Of North Carolina Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Time Warner Cbl Info Svc Nc Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline	3%
Sprint Communications Company L P Nc	Landline	2%
Sbc Internet Services Inc	Landline	2%
Windstream Concord Telephone Inc	Landline	1%
Xo North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Nuvox Communications	Landline	1%
Intermedia Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
365 Wireless Llc	Wireless	1%
Cricket Communications Inc	Wireless	1%
Broadvox Clec Llc Nc	Landline	1%
Net Talk Com Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Us Lec Of North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Time Warner Communications Axs Nc Charlotte	Landline	1%
South Carolina Net Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Deltacom Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Birch Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Windstream North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Springboard Telecom Llc Nc	Landline	1%
Qwest Communications Company Llc		1%

Prefixes

Prefix	City	Carrier	Type
(980) 475	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 613	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 354	Locust	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 521	Concord	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 598	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 207	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 636	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 233	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 343	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 335	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 295	Shelby	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 265	Charlotte	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 388	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 422	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 487	Shelby	Time Warner Communications Axs - Nc - Charlotte	Landline
(980) 387	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 345	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 428	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 220	Shelby	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 200	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 458	Cleveland	Us Lec of North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 263	Charlotte	Broadvox-clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 258	Harrisburg	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 236	Charlotte	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 247	Lincoln	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 406	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 777	Concord	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 888	Gastonia	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 277	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 386	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 262	Matthews	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 234	Salisbury	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 254	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 292	Kings Mountain	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 834	Gaston	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc
(980) 494	Stanley	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 228	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 319	Charlotte	365 Wireless, Llc	Wireless
(980) 698	Harmony	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 949	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 355	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 522	Gastonia	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 373	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 328	Monroe	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 237	Charlotte	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 272	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 206	Troutman	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 776	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 325	Norwood	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 239	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 875	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 643	Salisbury	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 227	Locust	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 285	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 442	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 829	Statesville	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 230	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 241	Lincolnton	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 212	Lincolnton	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 278	Wadesboro	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 781	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 722	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 246
(980) 223	Statesville	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 275	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 432	Cabarrus
(980) 314	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 938	Mecklenburg	Qwest Communications Company, Llc
(980) 329	Gastonia	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 297	Charlotte	Springboard Telecom, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 332	Salisbury	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 322	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 245	Matthews	Nuvox Communications	Landline
(980) 395	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 298	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 404	Shelby	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 222	Denver	South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 255	Concord	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 444		South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc
(980) 858	Newton	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 267	Mecklenburg	Sprint Spectrum L.p.
(980) 205	Charlotte	Cricket Communications, Inc.	Wireless
(980) 344	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 238	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 581	Albemarle	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 202	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 226	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 533	Bessemer City	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 683	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 729	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 379	Harmony	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 218	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 232	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 307	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 359	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 989	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 365	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 348	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 833	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 213	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 225	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 922	Mount Pleasant	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 939	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Landline
(980) 268	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 235	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 253	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 231	Mecklenburg	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 216	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 318	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 352	Gaston	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 248	Concord	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 621	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 638	Charlotte	Net Talk.com, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 721	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 321	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 734	Albemarle	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 429	Lincolnton	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 622	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 229	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 249	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 209	Charlotte	Birch Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 320	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 313	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 819	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 333	Charlotte	Deltacom, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 224	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 219	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 208	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 523	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 283	Belmont	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 339	Matthews	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless